What
Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2012

Where
Thistle Hotel Glasgow
Cambridge Street
Glasgow G2 3HN
United Kingdom
Register by Phone: 0870 166 6670

Products
Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

Audience(s)
Architect, Developer Generalist, IT Implem_Desktop/EndUser Spec, Non-Tech Influencing BDM, Pro Dev/Programmer, Tech Influencing BDM and Tester.

Hearing directly from our experts is the best way to get a really good understanding of Visual Studio 2012. In this session we will look at the Application Lifecycle Management capabilities of Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 and how that supports the entire software development lifecycle.

Agenda
09:30 Registration
10:00 Start
· Overview of the Microsoft development tools
· Requirements capture and Agile planning
· Development including version control, code quality and automated builds
· Test case and defect management including exploratory testing
· Automated and performance testing
· Working with the extended team, including using the feedback client, reporting, IntelliTrace and System Center integration
13:00 Lunch & Q&A
14:00 Close

*Timing: Please arrive at 09:30 for registration. There is a prompt 10:00 start, so please arrive in time. Refreshments will be provided during the break and lunch will be served at 13:00.

Registration
Via: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032552537&culture=en-gb

By Phone: 0870 166 6670

Event Details

Gill Cleeren is Microsoft Regional Director, MVP ASP.NET, INETA speaker bureau member and Silverlight Insider. He lives in Belgium where he works as .NET architect at Ordina. Passionate about .NET, he’s always playing with the newest bits. In his role as Regional Director, Gill has given many sessions, webcasts and trainings on new as well as existing technologies, such as Silverlight, ASP.NET and WPF. He also leads VISUG (www.visug.be), the largest .NET user group in Belgium. He’s the author of Silverlight Data and Services Cookbook. You can find his blog at www.snowball.be

About the session
For some time now, the community has been touting the MVVM pattern as being the best way to build XAML-based applications. By now, you should be convinced that MVVM is really the way to go. But then, you start building a real-world Windows 8 application and you encounter all kinds of challenges you hadn’t thought about before. How do I properly structure an application? How do I implement navigation? How do I manage tiles or contracts from MVVM? How do I use Dependency injection correctly? And how do the new data controls in Windows 8 work in combination with MVVM?

A whole list of questions that this session will aim at answering!

Location
Microsoft (Edinburgh Office)
Conan Doyle, 4th Floor Waverley Gate
2-4 Waterloo Place
EH1 3EG Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Agenda
18.30 – Doors open
18.55 – Welcome
19.00 – Applied MVVM in Windows 8 apps: not your typical MVVM session!
20.30 – Close

There is no cost to attend this event.

Register to attend here:
http://gillcleeren2013.eventbrite.com/

For those of you further north, Aberdeen Developers will also be hosting this talk on Thursday 28th February at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. You can find more details of this on their blog - http://www.aberdeendevelopers.co.uk/post/2013/02/12/ADNUGUK-February-2013-Meeting.aspx

Participation Request: Seb is looking for those planning on attending to submit what you feel are examples of good or bad tests. You can submit them to badtestgoodtest@claysnow.co.uk and they may be critiqued during the talk.

Event Details

Foundational unit testing techniques are often taken for granted, but are an essential underpinning for delivering maintainable software. The tests need to assist software development not hinder it, and to that end need to be flexible, robust, comprehensible and performant. If you find yourself fighting your test suite, then something is wrong.

In this session, we re-examine the basics of a unit test. We will work through a number of examples with continuous input from attendees. Each example will start with a test of questionable quality, and we will work through the issues till we’re happy that it’s as good as we can get it.

Although this session is not specifically about the testability of software, this will necessarily be touched upon as we consider some test cases. Examples will be written in several common languages, but knowledge of all (or any) of them is not a pre-requisite.

About the Speaker

Seb Rose is an independent software developer, trainer and coach based in the UK. He specialises in working with teams adopting and refining their agile practices, with a particular focus on delivering software through the use of examples.

He first worked as a programmer in 1980 writing applications for estate agents and solicitors in compiled BASIC on an Apple II. He has worked with many mainstream technologies since then, for many well-known companies, such as Amazon, IBM, NCR, HBOS, Standard Life and Aegon. He is a regular conference speaker (ACCU, XPDay, Agile North, Developer Day Scotland, Agile on the Beach, Lean Agile Scotland) as well as a contributing author to O’Reilly’s “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know”

Friday is a paid preconference training day, and the information is here: http://bit.ly/SQLScotland

The cost is £150 all-in and the training is held by Joseph Sack and Jonathan Kehayias of SQLSkills. Joe was the Global Program Manager at Microsoft for the MCM Program until 2011. Jonathan is well-known for his expertise in events and tells Microsoft about their own products. The topic is SQL Server 2012. People who are considering MCM qualification might be interested to attend, meet Joe, and ask him about the Program too.

Saturday is a free community day, and the information is here: http://www.sqlsaturday.com/202/eventhome.aspx

There is a maximum capacity of 200 people and ticket ‘sales’ are healthy for the free day. Early registration is recommended.

The agenda details are here: http://sqlbits.com/information/Agenda.aspx?20130504

Web Developer – C# & MVC

Frame Digital is recruiting for an experienced .NET web developer. You’ll be joining a growing team of experienced digital experts working on the development of new projects and maintenance of existing online applications.

This is a hands-on and varied role. You must be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative. The role involves lots of bespoke web development, copy & pasters need not apply. You must be comfortable developing your own custom code. In return, you’ll have scope to put your own stamp on projects and make a real impact on the growth of the business.

The successful candidate will be working with C# (4.0 preferred), MVC, Umbraco, SQL Server, Entity Framework, LINQ, REST-ful applications, HTML/CSS and Javascript /JQuery amongst a range of other web based technologies. Although it is not expected you will have experience with all of the skills mentioned, it is essential that you come equipped with a full range of web based development experience.

Skills required for the successful candidate are

• Proficient and knowledgeable of Microsoft technologies, Visual Studio 2010, SQL Server 2008, C# & MVC
• Commercial experience developing content managed websites in .NET – Umbraco is preferred,
• nopCommerce would also be useful.
• Experience developing frontend UIs using jQuery
• Strong understanding of the latest trends in HTML, CSS and javascript
• Must be proficient with Photoshop and able to deliver complex HTML layouts from supplied Photoshop files
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work well within a team and under their own initiative
• Knowledge of the project life cycle from initial specification through to test and implementation
• Awareness of waterfall and agile methodologies
• Enjoys problem solving and has an analytical and logical mind
• A genuine interest and aptitude for web development
• You MUST be able to demonstrate functioning websites where you were involved in the development process.

Projects range from small website development to complex online applications for a range of B2B and B2C clients, brands and charities. For example:

• http://www.linn.co.uk/
• http://www.cnpprofessional.co.uk
• http://www.hie.co.uk/
• http://www.bordersrailway.co.uk

Competitive salary available with benefits package including private healthcare.

How to apply

Please email your CV to darren.james@framecreates.co.uk including example Urls where possible.

Role : ASP.NET MVC Web Developer

Location : Argyle Street, Glasgow

Junction-18 (www.junction-18.com) develop web applications and eLearning solutions for
enterprise. Our applications are built using .Net stack and are used by thousands around the world
daily.

We are an established company based in Glasgow in our 11th year of business and are expanding our
development team in response to an ever growing demand for our services and products.

We are looking for outstanding engineers to join our team to strengthen existing applications and
lead in the development or new applications. Candidates should have 4 years experience with .Net/
C# and be in a position to demonstrate full understanding the software development process.

Essential Skills

• C#, ASP.Net MVC3
• Entity Framework 4
• Database Design
• jQuery or similar high level framework
• Solid understanding of software development patterns and OO design
• Unit Testing
• CSS/HTML

Desirable Experience

• Lucene.Net (not a deal breaker but would make you stand out)
• Knockout JS
• Umbraco
• Mobile Web Development
• PhoneGap / Android or similar

If you are interested in this position, please send a copy of your CV along with a cover letter and
salary expectations to Thomas.Kelly@junction-18.com.

Yomego are currently looking for a senior .net developer to join their experienced Glasgow team and play a key role in the delivery of cutting-edge web applications for a range of high-profile clients.
Ideally you’ll have at least 4 years development experience building C#.Net web apps and have demonstrated willingness and ability to pick up new technologies.

Essential skills:

At least 4 years experience in development of C#.Net web apps

• SQL Server
• ASP.Net MVC Framework
• Umbraco CMS
• Javascript (including jQuery / YUI)

Nice to have:

• Branched development (SVN / Git)
• Continuous integration (CC.Net)
• Facebook app development
• Windows Azure / Amazon EC2 deployment experience
• Experience in an agency environment

Please send your CV and cover letter to jobs@yomego.com

No agencies please.

Skills & Requirements

• C#
• Javascript

Joel Test score: 9 out of 12

The Joel Test is a twelve-question measure of the quality of a software team.

• Do you use source control? Yes

• Can you make a build in one step? Yes

• Do you make daily builds? Yes

• Do you have a bug database? Yes

• Do you fix bugs before writing new code? Yes

• Do you have an up-to-date schedule? Yes

• Do you have a spec? No

• Do programmers have quiet working conditions? No

• Do you use the best tools money can buy? Yes

• Do you have testers? No

• Do new candidates write code during their interview? Yes

• Do you do hallway usability testing? Yes

You can also apply over on Careers by StackOverflow: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/22975/web-developer-linn